119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 23, 2025
Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 23, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 23, 2025)
Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
This bill requires certain state and local prosecutors to report data on criminal referrals and outcomes of cases involving murder or non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, or any offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm.
The reporting requirement applies to state and local prosecutors in a jurisdiction that has 360,000 or more persons and receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. The report must contain data on
• cases referred for prosecution,
• cases the prosecutor declined to prosecute or refer for diversion,
• cases for which the prosecutor declined to reach a plea agreement,
• cases that resulted in a plea agreement or referral for diversion, and
• offenses the prosecutor did not prosecute due to an internal policy.
If a state or local prosecutor complies with these requirements, the bill requires (1) the Department of Justice to give priority in disbursing Byrne JAG program funds to the local government served by the prosecutor, and (2) the local government to ensure that the prosecutor receives a portion of the funds.
Additionally, the bill prohibits states and local governments from receiving funds under the Byrne JAG program if they have in effect a policy that prohibits the use of cash bail for a defendant in a case involving the illegal use or illegal possession of a firearm.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$545,728
Spent on own lobbying
…irearms Access Act of 2025 S. 119 - No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act S. 123 - Handgun Permit to Purchase Act S. 137 - FIND Act S. 234 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025 S. 345 - SHUSH Act S. 364 - Hearing Protection Act S. 367 - Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025 S. 468 - SECURE Firearm…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al Mail at Federal Prisons Act / BOP SCAN Mail Act (S. 1295, H.R. 1046); Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545, H.R. 1266); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (S. 234, H.R. 350); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (S. 1404, H.R. 2853); HIRRE Prosecutors Act; Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act; Crime Vi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 7, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$465,065
Spent on own lobbying
…irearms Access Act of 2025 S. 119 - No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act S. 123 - Handgun Permit to Purchase Act S. 137 - FIND Act S. 234 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025 S. 345 - SHUSH Act S. 364 - Hearing Protection Act S. 367 - Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025 S. 468 - SECURE Firearm…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al Mail at Federal Prisons Act / BOP SCAN Mail Act (S. 1295, H.R. 1046); Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545, H.R. 1266); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (S. 234, H.R. 350); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (S. 1404, H.R. 2853); HIRRE Prosecutors Act; Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act; Crime Vi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$679,015
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025 H.R. 607 - ATF Accountability Act of 2025 H.R. 613 - ATF Transparency Act H.R. 631 - PARTS Act of 2025 H.R. 645 - National Constitutional Carry Act S. 234 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025 S. 345 - SHUSH Act H.R. 850 - Silencers Help Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act S. 364 - Hearing Protection Act S. 367 - S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al Mail at Federal Prisons Act / BOP SCAN Mail Act (S. 1295, H.R. 1046); Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545, H.R. 1266); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (S. 234, H.R. 350); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (S. 1404, H.R. 2853); HIRRE Prosecutors Act; Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act; Crime Vi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 13, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$650,372
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025 H.R. 607 - ATF Accountability Act of 2025 H.R. 613 - ATF Transparency Act H.R. 631 - PARTS Act of 2025 H.R. 645 - National Constitutional Carry Act S. 234 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025 S. 345 - SHUSH Act H.R. 850 - Silencers Help Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act S. 364 - Hearing Protection Act S. 367 - S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al Mail at Federal Prisons Act / BOP SCAN Mail Act (S. 1295, H.R. 1046); Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545, H.R. 1266); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (S. 234, H.R. 350); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (S. 1404, H.R. 2853); HIRRE Prosecutors Act; Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act; Crime Vi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing